Oct. 27, 2009

Final Stats

COLLEGE STATION, Texas- Baylor's final participant at the 2009 Wilson/ITA Texas Regional Championships was knocked out of the tournament Tuesday when junior Jordan Rux fell in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center.

Rux, who was the fourth seed in the tournament, lost to Texas' fifth-seeded Ed Corrie. The match was to be played on Monday, but due to rain in the College Station the contest was played at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The loss was Rux's first against Corrie in four career head-to-head matches. The loss also drops the Kerrvile, Texas product's record to 10-2 on the fall season.

"I think it was a good tournament for Jordan, something that hopefully he can build on," men's tennis coach Matt Knoll said. "I thought Ed played really well; he made it to a lot of balls and really fought hard."

Rux is ranked 27th in the ITA preseason rankings, while Corrie is No. 46.

To reach the quarterfinals, the junior had received a bye in the round of 128, defeated Abdelhamid Riani of UT-Pan America 6-0, 6-1 in round of 64 play and then dispatched Jon Wiegand of Texas 6-1, 7-6 in the round of 32.

The loss also marks the second straight year that Rux has reached the quarterfinals of the South Central Region Championships before bowing out of the tournament.

Tournament draws and results can be viewed here for this week's matches.

The men's tennis team will next compete in the Texas Invitational Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 in Austin.

Tuesday Results
Singles
Quarterfinals
(5) Ed Corrie (UT) def. (4) Jordan Rux (BU) 6-4, 6-2